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Your Questions About Kunzite

June 12th, 2011 by Diamond Lover

Susan asks…

How rare are Tourmaline, Kunzite, Morganite and Spinel?

Diamond Lover answers:

In exact numbers, I'm not sure. However...

(1) Tourmaline is very common.

(2) Kunzite is fairly common.

(3) Morganite is not very common.

(4) Spinel is very rare.

Lizzie asks…

What color is the gemstone kunzite?

Diamond Lover answers:

Varieties of Kunzite

Kunzite is variety of mineral Spodumene. Mineral Spodumene comes in pink to bluish purple, green, yellow, colorless, blue (very rare), and other colored varieties, typically light in tone. The pink to bluish purple colored stones are called as Kunzite. Medium green (rare, chromium colored) stones are called as hiddenite and yellow ones are called as triphane.

Just a little extra information on where Kunzite got its unique name. Like most natural gemstones, which are named after the person who discovered them or else researched it, kunzite gemstone is named after George Frederick Kunz (1856 – 1932), a New York jeweler.

I do hope this helps, have a great day!

Lisa asks…

KUNZITE: is this real?

My friend gave me a kunzite pendant, about 3 inch length and nearly 1 inch width. I've been looking on the Internet to find some info about it. But most of the kunzite I saw was pink/light pink in color. This is quite confusing since my kunzite is lavender in color. My friend get the purple one for coz she knows my fav color is purple.

My question here:

1) is there any difference between pink or purple kunzite? Especially when you talk about its metaphysical healing?

2) And which one is rarer and harder to find, the one with pink or purple kunzite?

U can have a look at the pic to see whether this is real kunzite or not. Thanks for your answer.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3189/kunziteru5.jpg and http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9935/kunzite1jj2.jpg

Diamond Lover answers:

As stated in the previous answer Kunzite can be bluish to purple in color.

Yes, Kunzite is a natural stone, it is a variety of spodumene which was named after George Frederick Kunz the famous mineralogist.

Kunzite is a dichroic mineral which means that it appears to have different colous when looked at along different directions of the crystal. Looking along the c-axis of kunzite gives a darker more violet color.

Note that Kunzite is often radiation treated these days to improve its color by making it darker, this treatment is permanent but all color in kunzite is not very stable and the stone can fade badly, if it is left in bright sunlight or gets too hot, so take care where you leave your kunzite jewelery.
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Donald asks…

Where can I buy Michael Valitutti jewelry?

I'm searching for Michael Valitutti Kunzite rings. I lost my favorite ring that was designed by him. I've searched everywhere and I'm yet to find it. Any suggestions where I should look?

I love his beautiful designs and the quality of his jewelry.

Diamond Lover answers:

You can buy his rings from Amazon for example:

Some Other Michael Valitutti Jewelry

GEMS EN VOGUE MICHAEL VALITUTTI STERLING GILT TURQUOISE RING

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$212 GEMS EN VOGUE 18K STERLING MICHAEL VALITUTTI AQUA RING 6 1 4 APPROX

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$378 NWT $378 GEMS EN VOGUE MICHAEL VALITUTTI 18K 925 AMETHYST SIZE 6 APPROX

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1d 12h 5m

GEMS EN VOGUE MICHAEL VALITUTTI 18K STERLING AMETHYST TURQUOISE RING 7

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1d 12h 5m

Linda asks…

Do the Generals ever come back in the manga version of Sailor Moon?

Additional Question: What one of these names is not a general name: Jadeite, nephirite, Malachite, Zosyite, and Kunzite (I know horrible spelling)

Diamond Lover answers:

When they "died" they turned into their gems. Mamoru kept them with him. In the second story arc, they return to give him guidance. Although only their spirits are able to appear.

The four Generals (Or Shitennou) names are:
Jadeite
Nephrite (Nephlite in the dub)
Zoycite
Kunzite (Malachite in the dub)

You're spelling wasn't that bad at all!